Calendar, SURGE, Chapel Hill NC

SURGE events and organization. Do check out the
website (www.surgenetwork.org) as it has new
opportunities of jobs, internships, and fellowships;
details on upcoming events in the events calendar; the
office library database of 250+ available books and
videos; and general progress reports on the growing
network of more than 1,000 folks at 100+ campuses. We
will have our annual report available by the end of
next week for anyone interested, and any
tax-deductible donations to help keep the progress
going would be appreciated (sent to: P.O. Box 1188,
Chapel Hill, NC 27514)

Keep up the great work everyone, and we'll see

what we can achieve together!

Onwards,
Dennis Markatos-Soriano

SURGE Triangle Fall 2005 Calendar**

Here are some of the peace and justice events that we
are currently sponsoring, cosponsoring, and supporting
this Fall (for more information, feel free to check
out the events calendar at www.surgenetwork.org or
contact us at surgenc@yahoo.com 960-6886) There will
surely be omissions and mistakes - so all help in
identifying those would be appreciated.

August 18th , 2 events:
7pm
There will be a celebration and benefit event for the
Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Triangle Jobs with
Justice, and the National Farm Worker Ministry
August 18th at 7pm at the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church (810 W. Chapel Hill Street, Durham).
Recently FLOC won the right to organize most of the
state's farmworkers and UNITE-HERE just won the right
to have a card check for unionization at Durham's
Angelica plant. There are also ongoing campaigns such
as unionizing UNC's dining halls, repealing anti-union
state laws, and UFCW organizing at a hog processing
plant in Tar Heel.
Gail Phares will receive the first annual Global
Activist Award, there will be a raffle (art work, FLOC
stuff, tentative set of tires, etc.), a reception, and
updates. Please RSVP Nick Wood at 919-616-0889 or
trianglejwj@riseup.net.

7pm
The first meeting for the Chapel Hill/ Carrboro Area
Progressive
Documentary Project Team will be held:
Chapel Hill Town Hall
more info:www.ncprogdoc.org
We will be discussing the North Carolina Progressive
Documentary Project, and kick starting the Chapel
Hill/ Carrboro research, interview and filming team.
If you are interested in adding creative ideas and
input on how to best represent our progressive
community, interviewing fellow progressives and
progressive groups in the area, filming local events
and actions, being interviewed, or just want more
information on this project, join us Thursday, Aug
18th at 7pm at the Chapel Hill Town Hall.
For more information check out www.ncprogdoc.org or
email
katianwitchger@gmail.com.

Sat, Sept 10 – 9am-3pm UN at 60 Conference at Exploris
Museum

September 13 , 7pm
Chapel Hill Town Hall Forum on “How We Can Get Out of
Iraq” featuring Sarah Shields (UNC-CH History
Professor), Lou Plummer (Military Families Speak Out),
Ajamu Dillahunt (Black Workers for Justice), &
Bridgette Burge (Counter Recruitment worker).
Organized by Internationalist Books, Code Pink,
members of the NC Peace & Justice Coalition, the
Orange County Peace Coalition, and many other great
individuals and groups.

4-7pm
SURGE House Party Fundraiser "Building a Sustainable
Community", probably $20 or more donation recommended
to attend, RSVP to surgenc@yahoo.com 960-6886

September 19-23 will be Energy Independence Week
organized by a great collaborative of organizations,
stay tuned for more details than the below:

7-8:30 PM Tuesday, September 20, 2005: at Chapel

Hill Public Library off Estes Drive near East Franklin
Street, Chapel Hill
On Tuesday, September 20th, we will hold our solar
meet-up - a gathering open to the public set up to
facilitate education, innovation, and implementation
toward more solar energy use in our area. Organized by
SURGE and the Town of Chapel Hill solar committee
along with support from the NC Solar Center, we will
focus this solar meet-up on a local strategy in the
effort to stabilize global warming called CRed, and
how solar can help in the process. The meet-up will
feature a presentation by the Director of UNC's
Carolina Environmental Program - Professor Douglas
Crawford-Brown. We hope potential solar customers and
interested people will come out to discuss how we can
push environmental responsibility through solar and
other renewables coupled with further energy and fuel
efficiency.
Location:
Chapel Hill Public Library
Off Estes Drive near East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill

September 19-20, 2005 , REGIONAL WIND SUMMIT
McKimmon Center , NC State University
1101Gorman Street , Raleigh, NC
The 2005 Wind Summit is a collaborative effort among
Wind Working Group states, from Pennsylvania to
Florida, to learn from national experts on the most
current and pressing topics related to wind power
today. Discussing wind development is important to the
Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions because a
significant amount of untapped wind resources exist
that can simultaneously provide economic,
environmental, and energy stability. Topics
covered at this Summit include:

Economics of Wind Power

Regional Development: Feasibility, Potential, and

Current Projects.

Permitting and Environmental Considerations,

Utility Wind: Economics, Integration, and Operating

Impacts

Off-Shore, and Small Wind Technical Sessions

Sponsored by:

NC State Energy Office

North Carolina Solar Center at NC State University

The Appalachian State University Energy Center

James Madison University

Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy

The US Department of Energy’s Wind Powering America

Program
Contact Cole McVey of the ASU Energy Center at
mcveylc@appstate.edu, or contact Beth Mast at NC Solar
Center, beth_mast@ncsu.edu.

September 21, 2005 , 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM THE END OF OIL
BEGINNING NOW
McKimmon Center , NC State University , 1101 Gorman
Street , Raleigh, NC
The workshop will cover several transportation related
topics including biofuels (ethanol and biodiesel),
hybrid electric technology, and engine idle reduction
opportunities. A Ride n Drive will offer participants
a chance to try out advanced technology vehicles.
Luncheon keynote speaker Paul Roberts, author of “The
End of Oil” examines the effects of the impending drop
in oil supplies and resulting steep rises in oil
prices. In his best selling book, The End of Oil,
(http://the-end-of-oil.com), Roberts examines the
history of energy use, the current state of
alternative transportation technologies, and the
effect of energy policy on national security and
foreign relations.

Sponsored by:

Wake Technical Community College

Triangle Clean Cities /Triangle J Council of

Governments

NC Solar Center and NC State University

NC State Energy Office

Contact Anne Tazewell of the NC Solar Center at
anne_tazewell@ncsu.edu or call 919-513-7831.

SUMMIT OF COLLEGES FOR SUSTAINABILITY
September 21, 2005 12:15 – 5:30 PM
McKimmon Center , NC State University
1101 Gorman Street , Raleigh, NC
Reception will follow.
This Summit is geared towards creating a more open and
cooperative environment among colleges and
universities working towards education in
sustainability, renewable energy, energy efficiency,
and green building design and construction. Registered
participants are encouraged to attend the luncheon
with Paul Roberts as the keynote speaker.
This program will cater to college faculty and
administration, especially including community
colleges, student groups, and government agencies with
an interest in education in sustainable energy. A
reception at the NC Solar House will follow in the
afternoon.
Sponsored by:

September 21, 6:00 PM Koury Auditorium
Natural Capitalism - Hunter Lovins, president of
Natural Capitalism, Inc. will speak about sustainable
development. Her areas of expertise include climate
change, green real-estate development, renewable
energy, and sustainable business management, among
others. Hunter Lovins has published many articles and
books on sustainable development, including Natural
Capitalism (co-authored with Amory Lovins and Paul
Hawken). Please contact Katie Kross is you would like
to co-sponsor this event.
Kenan-Flagler Business School

Sept 22nd – International Car Free Day, events around
the Triangle and beyond, more details soon

September 23-24, SUSTAINABILITY FAIR @ Central
Carolina Community College
Pittsboro, NC , Chatham County Campus
8:00 – 4:00
The Central Carolina Community College (CCCC)
Sustainability Fair will demonstrate and explore many
areas of sustainability through Workshops & Exhibits
(Saturday) and a Tour (Friday). During the Fair,
half-day workshops will focus on the following topics:

Sustainable agriculture--permaculture & compost

Sustainable transportation & renewable

energy--biofuels & electric cars

Sustainable building--green & natural building

Land and water conservancy

Exhibits will feature a variety of sustainable
products, processes and hands-on demos. During the
tour, participants will visit sustainable model
projects in building, water recycling, biofuels,
agriculture, among others.
Sponsored by:

SEPTEMBER 24-26
Hold Bush & Congress Accountable for the Deaths,
the Destruction, the Lies, and the Toll on Our
Communities & Green Festival
Sponsored by United for Peace & Justice and others,
www.unitedforpeace.org
END THE WAR ON IRAQ - BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!
Leave no bases behind - End the corporate occupation
of Iraq
Stop bankrupting our communities - No military
recruitment in our schools

and Civil Disobedienc
More than two years after the illegal and immoral U.S.
invasion of Iraq, the nightmare continues. More than
1600 U.S. soldiers have died, at least another 15,000
have been wounded; even the most conservative
estimates of Iraqi deaths number in the tens of
thousands. Iraq, a once sovereign nation, now lies in
ruins under the military and corporate occupation of
the United States; U.S. promises to rebuild have not
been kept and Iraqis still lack food, water,
electricity, and other basic needs.

Friday, September 30th – Triangle Area SOA trip
Fundraiser at Church of Reconciliation, 110 North
Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill. We will have an evening pot
luck and auction to raise support for travel to
Georgia in late
November advocating a transition away from US military
support for soldiers complicit in assassinations and
other abuses. To get in the loop, contact Wes Hare
jhhare@earthlink.net 929-3316.

Saturday, October 1
Chapel Hill Area Solar & Green Building Tour, along
with the Town of Chapel Hill Solar Roofs Committeee
and the NC Sustainable Energy Association: It will
probably begin with a brief seminar and brunch on
Saturday morning 10am-11am at the Carrboro Century
Center, where you can get full info about the Tour
(door opens at 9:30am). After the gathering, many
homes with solar and green technology in the area will
be open for a visit ($10 per person or $15 per
vehicle). Some sponsorships are available if you or
your business would like to support this year's tour.

Friday & Saturday October 7-8, CITCA Retreat –at
Camp New Hope
Come join us for a great gathering of scores of folks
based in the Carolinas doing strong US-Latin America
solidarity efforts. Call or email Gail Phares for
info or registration at (919)856-9468
citca@bellsouth.net

Tuesday, October 18, 7-8:30 PM: at 3 Cups in
Westend Courtyard off of West Franklin Street, Chapel
Hill
On Tuesday, October 18th, we will hold our solar
meet-up - a gathering open to the public set up to
facilitate education, innovation, and implementation
toward more solar energy use in our area. Organized by
SURGE and the Town of Chapel Hill solar committee
along with support from the NC Solar Center, we will
focus our October solar meet-up on Solar at K-12
educational institutions (such as Smith Middle,
Rashkis Elementary, Carolina Friends School, and East
& Chapel Hill High) at 3 Cups in West Franklin
Street’s Westend Courtyard. We hope potential solar
customers and interested people will come out to
discuss how we can encourage more solar use in our
local educational institutions.
Location:
3 Cups
Westend Courtyard off of West Franklin Street, Chapel
Hill

Tuesday, Oct 25 –7pm at the Friday Center off of
Highway 54 East, Talk on Building a More Sustainable
Society by Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain
Institute & William Schlesinger, Dean of the Duke
School of the Environment. NC WARN is organizing the
event and SURGE is a cosponsor.